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[General Topics] emanuel12:
I appologize for going on a tangent a little bit, but doesn't this show the size of the problem the US is getting into?

With it's laws of Intelectual Property, it's patent system etc. This very system is now slowing down the innovation rate in America by making some of it's greatest companies struggle and fight each other over patents, since as someone above said, it's very hard to make anything these days without infringing on someone else's patent.

So these ridiculous laws that grant people ownership of information or ways to do something, in the hope that this will create the incentives for innovation, more often now is creating litigation and waste of valueable time and resources in court.

Not only these IP laws are falling short of their promise of promoting innovation, they're now inhibiting it.

And what's more, the US is constantly pushing other countries to adopt the same laws. The US does that hoping that in the end this will grant them revenue, easy profits out of thin air that would be paid back to the US by developing nations having to pay royalties, licensing and so on.

Well, if it worked, then very well done for the US and other major IP holding countries. But it's not working, the developing countries or the non-IP holding countries aren't that eager to promote or enforce these laws. So there you have, the US is putting so much hope and efforts into something that's not bringing the expected returns to them.

I thought I'd mention this, given all the bad news about the US economy these days. Could it be in a small part explained by the US blind fate in these IP laws? It's belief that it's good for it's own economy and the belief that they will be able to collect huge sums of money off other countries and help themselves pay America's debt?

It seems to me that US and some other nations put too much faith in IP laws as if they were written in stone. If this was working the US should by all means keep persuing this path, in it's own financial interest. But it isn't and it's starting to hurt some of it's biggest and most innovative companies too.
[General Topics] medseven:
I don't know mate, any one and every one who knows what VOIP means, like for the past 10 years.

Also, free book's don't come from Google, or Amazon and Kindle. Its many many books that are over a certain age, or have sold so many become 'free license', just like many old games you can get for emulators.

Guess its good and humanitarian that you didn't know that, and now theres a brand logo to such and you think its thanks to the brand.
[General Topics] nevrlow:
not even gonna voice my opinion on this mess
[General Topics] ferparedes:
You just did :-)
[General Topics] mirizlivpor:
MS and Apple are greedy, greedy, greedy ....:mad:
[General Topics] z33dev33l:
The people who think that google is a white knight in a dark hoarde are just comical, I honestly think google might be the worst of all as far as evil companies go, they just put on a better more innocent facade.
[General Topics] MontrealJ:
Can someone pass the popcorn? :)
[General Topics] MartyLK:
I don't think I recall anyone saying Google is a white knight. But I do know they are for humanity. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, I don't know. I just know the products they put out have only helped humanity. And they do seem to be a company that isn't afraid to do what they want, regardless if it goes against the good ol' boys club.

Google is a business and they do get their revenue from advertising in their products. But they put out products that revolutionize the world and help us.
[General Topics] z33dev33l:
I can't think of a point at which google has ever been innovative... They've taken a number of ideas and improved upon them but then, that's the reason they're in this mess.
[General Topics] bash_array:
Well the good news is that google just got paid for my search that landed me on this post... Less the 15% use tax... Lol
[General Topics] fridgid:
patents in general are such a strange thing. necessary evil : /
[General Topics] Gusar321:
This is no different from Apple and MS. Or anyone in tech company. We've already had this conversation - no piece of tech is created in a vacuum.
[General Topics] MartyLK:
Hmmm...so you don't consider their Maps project, their Street View project, their Earth and Mars projects to be revolutionary? I don't recall ever having access to such a magnificent search engine before Google. A search engine so good they protect the algorithm.

Their books project and other stuff...videos and such (not YouTube).

If you dare to say MS's search engine was anywhere near the level and quality of the Google search engine, you'd be trying to lie to someone who was around and intimately knows.
[General Topics] z33dev33l:
you just proved my point in discussing ms' search engine, yes, they did that better, they did not by any means do them first though.
[General Topics] tommyb13662:
All I know is that google gives you so much more for much less..... If google was not in the phone industry and android was not around....... I have no clue what tech would be like right now. I would really really hate for android to become like ios or win7..... or to even drop out of the market.
[General Topics] xaccers:
in·no·vate/ˈinəˌvāt/Verb

1. Make changes in something established, esp. by introducing new methods, ideas, or products.

So while Zee may not have understood what innovate means, by his own statement, he does appear to believe that Google do innovate:
[General Topics] wendellc:
Maybe google was playing with MS and APPLE by bidding Pi on Nortels portfolio while eyeing Motorola all along. Eric Schmidt talked about defending manufactures and I guess a now know how.
[General Topics] MartyLK:
I love it when an underdog outwits the high and mighty. Bring on the Googol!
[General Topics] dirtynunz:
I Agree that the whole patent is bs, next thing you know they're trying to patent air or something >.>
[General Topics] eternistarr:
Microsoft's days are numbered Google FTW
[General Topics] MartyLK:
lol...I hope not. I like Google but want all of these companies to survive. It's the best scenario for us consumers. The harder these companies work trying to survive each other (competing), the better it is for us. A company puts out its best product under competitive conditions.
[General Topics] Kliment:
oh well.... google is going to be alright
[General Topics] LexLuger82:
Sounds like a apple fan boy
[General Topics] pmcqueen:
seriously. what is with all the hate and polarized attitudes these days? you don't have to choose a company you like and then wish death to everything else...

I don't want to see ANY of these giants (apple, google, msft) go out of business, because the ramifications will be widespread... much further than the scope of the cellphone business.

Steve Jobs can disappear for all I care, though. his vision is to have the deepest pockets possible at the expense of everything and everyone else. call it business all you like, I call it douchebaggery... and I don't like douchebags.
[General Topics] tackyjan:
I believe, unfortunately, that Google will eventually become like the rest. As soon as they get a taste.
[General Topics] MartyLK:
A lot of it comes from young people. It's part of a child's nature to be that way. They will grow out of it and become wise like the rest of us...unless the person is working for or related to someone working for any of these companies. You can usually discern the ones who are PR'ing for a company. They continually throw out irrational arguments when confronted with the reality of a situation and will never even acknowledge the slightest thing wrong with the company they defend. They also tend to make their company out to be the one that invented everything and the others are scamming their company and leeching off of them.
[General Topics] jtspitbull:
Now now we need apple too not everyone can work a computer some people just don't understand technology and they need the apples so they can be capable of operating a smart phone too lol
[General Topics] Kiboe:
alot of people just buy to stay with the status quo, or for looks, which is stupid, buying for fashion rather then functionality. oh, wait, it's apple, they care what others think
[General Topics] keawai:
Soon enough

Google will be a part of what the other companies are already doing soon enough. You already have to agree to be watched all the time in order to use half of their services...'anonymously'...
[General Topics] tripster69:
I sincerely hope Google gets through this successfully, I'm fed up with Apple's monopoly and it's about time M$ did some innovating. Scrap that, when was the last time m$ innovated rather than stealing ideas or buying out other companies?
[General Topics] pavko13:
Google :D

So if Google fails. I will need to use Yahoo that is really pain.

And I could watch the universe or my street etc.

I wouldn't have a phone XD

Yahoo operating system called ŽnjŠđŠČ

I would like to use 3" tablets and 1" phones.

And it would be nice to have call abilty and sms.

Wishes to Google.

I always liked it.

The way I search with their engine.

but Facebook needs to be hacked and finally removed from internet.
[General Topics] pavko13:
Google is Internet.
[General Topics] Azure_d:
Also, are they really open source or not? I know they are better than Apple. But I am afraid as they gain and achieve monopoly status, they will start crawling back and close some of their sources. Is Android camera still closed or have they opened that? That is just one example of some items in Google that is not open source. Which kind of defeat the purpose of Open Source principle if you have part that are closed.

That's just my opinion. I know some people could get really worked up if you criticise their favourite brand. :)
[General Topics] majorpay:
Let me fix that for you:
[HTC Sensation] brian colston:
Hi,

Westtek who make Jetcet Print does not show it as an application for android, but the HTC sensation my wife has, it comes with. It works well on her HTC so is it possible for someone to extract and share the app from the HTC sensation, and if so would it work on any android mobile as i want to install on mine.

Thanks

Brian
[HTC Sensation] mndgz:
Same request here
[HTC Sensation] GorillaPimp:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=17045903&postcount=9581

I actually forgot I could do this and that I had Polaris Office. Damn I love this phone.
[HTC Sensation] mndgz:
http://tinyurl.com/3gd5uww

Reposting from another forum. Install through clockwork recovery
[HTC Sensation] brian colston:
Thanks for this.

Installed ok, but when i go to print it still printing via Samsung Printing. Does anyone know to remove the Samsung prining or make this one the default.

Thanks

Brian
[HTC Sensation] GorillaPimp:
You could also try google cloud printing
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] jazzmanmonty:
ya ya i know many don't like sense, but sense 3.0 is badass vs touchwhiz. my question is now that we have cwm working and getting gb, is there a way to port a sense 3.0 gb rom from lets say the sensation?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] mackster248:
Not possible, same reason TW won't come to HTC phones.

Even if it were, there's no dev out there doing the porting work anyways.

Drivers and everything else are completely different so it would be a hard task.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] jager555:
(this question has been asked quite a few times)

it is possible, as raver said before in other threads, but it would cause a lot of unnecessary problems. it is just easier in the long run to avoid it all together
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] RaverX3X:
could do it given time since i dont own eather device so id have to port from a device i never deved on to a device i deved on but dont own lol... Is it possable yes just takes work which i dont mind but really why would u want it yes tw is bad but theres other lauchers out theree.... If you guys really want a sense rom ill look into it THAT DOESNT MEAN PM ME EVERY 5 MINS ASKING FOR ONE
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] cnote74:
It would be hard porting from the sensation, the resolution is higher and you have to do a lot of m10 editing. Sense 3 is cool but it is a memory hog the files are huge to download well over 300 plus megabytes. I know because i have virtuous unity with sense 3 on my mytouch 4g.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] ErvMeister:
Zeam Launcher is a lightweight one, not too bad. LauncherPro is nice and very customizable just like GO Launcher and ADW. I personally like Zeam.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dexter_prog:
Whenever I flash to another rom and wipe everything, do all the files from the previous rom get completely removed? I mean, if I move to a new rom, is it like formatting my computer and installing Windows (or whatever OS) again?

I'm not talking about my files in the SD card, I want to know if flashing a new rom and wiping means a clean, fresh start
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alphine.zzz:
AFAIK, it will not get you a fresh OS like you format your PC before installing new OS. I recommend you to full wipe your phone, make a back up before ! your sd card's data will not be deleted, but your apps, contacs, settings, messages, etc will be removed.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dexter_prog:
I usually do a full wipe, install the rom and then full wipe again
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corsav6:
Just backup with xrecovery before installing new rom, then install rom and wipe bat,cache and dalvik, you should retain your data but if not you can full wipe then or restore.

From Froyobread to GingerDX kept my data, Same Dev.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dexter_prog:
But, guys, I don't want to retain my data. I want to know if flashing a new rom means a fresh start.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corsav6:
Full wipe and fresh start.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] russell664:
Yes it formats everything such as files from the os and your data! Before you move to any rom always make a backup, just incase something goes bad, such as it not booting for some reason or other bugs.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] sackynuts:
Hi guys,

My girlfriend just got a new phone so I gave her old X10 mini to my moms. But í flashed cyanogenmod 6 first. This caused some serious issues: The phone wouldn't turn on - only when pressing home+power combination, the phone but eventually turn on.. but sometimes I had to do it many times and plug usb-charger in and out, etc. Very weird.

Today i flashe stock rom via SEUS and the issue is STILL present. Argh. I found out how to turn it on though:

When powered off, i first press the power-button once, till it gives a little vibration. I then press the power-button for a couple of seconds and then release it, then I press back-button and it powers on. WTF?!

Isn't that weird as hell? Is it a damaged bootloader and if so, how do I fix this when SEUS didn't do it?

Also I should mention that the little reset-button has gone.. it disappeared under the phone when I pressed it before og after flashing CM (can't remember). Could this cause this weird issue?

Thanks in advance, from me and my mom :P

EDIT: It seems that X10 mini (and pro) has a bug with some sim-cards... It works with no simcard inserted. I'll try another simcard in a moment. Jeez.. :P
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] sackynuts:
jesus... even if I choose reboot from xrecovery, it does that stupid thing where it kind a locks itselfs...
[Desire General] kuljit55:
Is There a slimmed down sense with 2.3.4/5?

hi i searched for a good asop and there were plenty however none of them supported 720p recording which was vital. so i decided to go with sense as i have no other option but i was wondering are there any slimmed down version which does not have all those services, plugins running which kills battery fast and slows down the phone thanks.
[Desire General] cjm1979:
Ignore my post. Thought I was still in sensation forum.
[Desire General] dsbnz:
Check out this thread... might be close to what you're looking for.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1200466

i'm running it, and really really like it!
[Desire General] Rookie-droid:
no sense

Why not trying an AOSP rom ?! :D

You will get a faster device running smoother the rom
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rgvsdigitalpimp:
hey guys quick question. I have my Evo with a rooted ROM on there right now. I believe its Kingdom 3D or something along those lines. I just purchased an Evo 3D and want to sell this Evo as is rooted and all. I tried punching in the ##2382# or whatever the code is to get into the settings to see if it would work so when the person that buys it wont have problems with sprint on the phone and it didnt work. Is there anyway to activate a rooted phone if the ## doesnt work over the phone? I'd hate to go back to stock.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tropicalbrit:
They would have to flash another ROM if ##3282# didn't work.

Leave the thing S-Off and flash a custom 2.2/3 ROM, something not based on the Shift. For example, Sprint Lovers or Azrael or SNS or Warm 2.2.

Oh, and flash AmonRa please. Don't let the person start out with ROM Manager / ClockworkMod
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sitlet:
Some roms dont work with ## codes.

Why? You are selling the phone. The easiest way to do this is to just unroot and return to stock. Its way easier than trying to explain what a rooted phone is to the buyer, and explaining all the problems and bugs that come along with rooting. Plus, if that person would take the phone into sprint to activate it, THEY would get in trouble for bringing in a rooted phone.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] someonenewhere:
How much are you asking for your phone?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rgvsdigitalpimp:
I'm gonna sell it for $100. Front camera for some reason just stopped working. I have also an extended battery on it (Not Seido).
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Boltons75:
So what's the big difference between the two, Rom manager and amonra? Just curious, Noob and using Rom manager.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sitlet:
Rom Manager is an app. Clockwork Mod and AmonRa are both recoveries. People are pretty much split 50/50 on which is the best, I personally only use clockwork, I have never had a problem with it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Boltons75:
But clockwork is part of ROM man, correct? So what is the advantage of amonra over clockwork.....

Sent from my unrooted :( OG Evo....
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sitlet:
No, clockwork and Amonra are both recoveries. Completely separate from a rom and apps. Recoveries are used to flash roms, but they are not part of roms.

Rom Manager is an app that lets you USE the recovery, without actually booting into the recovery yourself. So Rom Manager uses recoveries, but it's not part of the recovery.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seewhyphotos:
Did the camera stop working after you rooted/flashed? Or is this a hardware issue?

I would think it would be best to flash back to stock on this phone, and sell it that way. Let the user root/flash after they activate it.

IM me if you haven't sold this yet.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] evaporic:
I installed the atrix task manager on the samsung infuse but I can't get it to actually end tasks even though it loads the applications and everything else. Has anybody else tried?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sa1yan:
Just wanted to check if there were any lagfix support on kernels for kf1? I have really only found 1 kernel on kf1 which would be design gears kernel, but is there one that supports voodoo? Or ext4 at the least?

Thanks
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prbassplayer:
KF1 Kernels source hasn't droped yet.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sa1yan:
Do you mean the one that was created by DesignGears? The one with CWM in it?

I remeber seeing a member who had a custom kernel on KF1 with Voodoo on it by Existz or something...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bulletproof1013:
Without source?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prbassplayer:
I know DG hasn't worked with his Rom's Kernel (except the cwm) since the source hasn't been released. Nor has Team Phoenix. I haven't seen the KF1 that u mentioned but the 2 KF1 roms have not modded the kernel because source hasn't drop. But that's from what I've seen.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] studacris:
I think he got confused with kB1...

Easy mistake.

Easier with all the damn I9000 gb firmwares: jv(insert letter/number here)

Anyway I haven't flashed kf1 but on I9000 ginger kernels that have ext4 I have found they are all smoother and less problematic formatted in rfs...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sa1yan:
So you say I'm better off without a lagfix?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laihafloyd:
Atomic fusion uses a custom kernel by existz, but it does not have ext4, nor does the cog5 kernel. But so far I haven't seen a need for it. My phone flies on atomic fusion. Voodoo sound can be added by buying the app. Well worth it.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] studacris:
From my experience with gingerbread yes you are better off without a lagfix...although like I said I've never flashed kf1 so if that's laggy for you maybe give some I9k roms a try the kernels now are voodoo injected so if its still laggy you can try ext4...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prbassplayer:
On Atomic Fusions main page it says its running DG's Cog 5 Beta Kernel, Just saying. If its mentioned later on the the forums I don't know. Regardless The source has not droped so they have only tweaked the kernel somewhat. As to needing it, My phone ran real fast on both Cog 5 and now on Atomic Fusion, and i don't see a need for it.
[Defy General] wawroo:
can i bring my stock apps back by doing factory presets after i deleted them previously with root explorer?
[Defy General] gramps50:
I don't believe you can, the best practice is to rename them. I just add .ars behind mine. I have also used Titanium Backup Pro to freeze the apps that I don't want. This appears to work also and you an always unfreeze them.
[Defy General] wawroo:
thank you.
[Defy General] Sauronow:
Thank you!

This works nicely...
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] xmguy:
Is it possible to use the Inc 2 on US based GSM providers? I see the phone supports US GSM frequencies.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] tdavis42:
Yes but it needs to be unlocked by software. www.CDMA-guru.com is a good place if you want to do it on your own. If not take it to a shop and they can do it for you.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jcase:
Yes, ask verizon global dept for the unlock code.

Most of the time they will provide it. Tell them you are traveling Asia and want it unlocked.

XTC clip also allows it.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] knipp21:
So it would work on say... ATT in the states? Just curious..
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Bierce22:
it should work on att and tmo however im not sure if 3g will work because of different bandwith.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] knipp21:
Oh ok, I wouldn't do it just wondering. I'm deploying soon so I need to start shopping for carriers in Afghanistan.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Bierce22:
2g should work either way though i just know when u take an unlocked phone from tmo and use it on att the 3g wont work.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] mastaworm:
It definitely works with Etisalat in UAE.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] junknstuff:
to confirm, i get Edge in the states on a AT&T sim.

in Asia (Vietnam) i get 3g via UMTS on Mobifone and Viettel
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] snowman46919:
So lets say I wanted to get coverage in an area I normally don't but AT&T has coverage. If I unlock my phone do I have to pay for AT&T service and it is a different number or do I retain my number just pay for the service through AT&T? This is my first go around with all of this and I am not sure it will be worth it.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] zax10:
You have to get service with the other carrier. Which means a second number. I would recommend just doing a prepaid. Remember under your mobile networks settings you have to switch between gsm and cdma.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] sacnotsack:
Lucky you, if we get caught over with a cell phone its going to be an NJP.

Sent from my DINC2 in Yuma, AZ